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Unit 1 Keys Task 5 To 9

This document contains examples and tasks related to parts of speech. It provides examples of different parts of speech found in the text "Valentine's Day in the United States". It then has tasks that involve classifying words from sample texts into open and closed word classes, determining if sentences are true or false, and providing terms for grammar concepts. The document serves as a reference for learners to identify and understand the different parts of speech.

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Unit 1 Keys Task 5 To 9

This document contains examples and tasks related to parts of speech. It provides examples of different parts of speech found in the text "Valentine's Day in the United States". It then has tasks that involve classifying words from sample texts into open and closed word classes, determining if sentences are true or false, and providing terms for grammar concepts. The document serves as a reference for learners to identify and understand the different parts of speech.

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UNIT 1 PARTS OF SPEECH

KEYS TASK 5 TO 9
Task Nº 5. Find examples of the Parts of Speech asked below.

Valentine's Day in the United States

1. primary auxiliary verb is, are 8. quantifier many,


2. proper noun Valentine, February 9.common noun cards, letters, flowers, etc.
3. adjective romantic, common 10. lexical verb is, give, arrange, are, etc.
4. possessive pronoun their 11. adverb anonymously, often
5. definite article the 12. indefinite pronoun somebody
6. coordinator or, and 13.demonstrative pron. this, these
7.modal verb may, would, can 14. simple preposition on, in, of, for, by, with, to

Task Nº 6. Complete the following text with a suitable word taking into account the
following clues.

1. primary auxiliary verb 5. subordinator (contrast) 9. simple degree adverb


2. possessive pronoun 6. relative pronoun 10. quantifier
3. reflexive pronoun 7. simple preposition 11. demonstrative pronoun
4. article 8. universal indefinite pronoun 12. predeterminer

In all history there 1. has never been a magician as famous as Harry Houdini. He was well-
known for 2. his incredible escape acts, such as freeing 3. himself from a locked safe at 4. The
bottom of a river. Wherever he went and whenever he performed huge crowds gathered to
watch. But, 5. Although he was a master of the art of illusion, he was a very honest man 6.
who fought for truth and justice. In particular, he campaigned 7.against spiritualists and 8.
some people who claimed to have supernatural powers. In this way, he made 9. quite a few
enemies in the entertainment business. To sum up, there have been 10. few men 11.this
century who have combined 12.both talent and honesty in such an admirable way.

Task Nº 7. Classify the underlined words into the different Parts of Speech.

How ‘Ugly’ Fruits and Vegetables Can1 Help Solve World Hunger2

1. Closed Class. Modal Auxiliary Verb. 11. Open Class. Lexical Verb.
2. Open Class. Common Noun. 12. Closed Class. Degree Adverb.
3. Closed Class. Complex Preposition. 13. Open Class. Lexical Verb.
4. Open Class. Proper Noun. 14. Open Class. Common Noun.
5. Closed Class. Personal Pronoun. 15. Open Class. Lexical Verb.
6. Closed Class. Multiplier. 16. Open Class. Common Noun.
7. Closed Class. Demonstrative Pronoun. 17. Closed Class. Primary Auxiliary Verb.
8. Closed Class. Fraction. 18. Closed Class. Simple Preposition.
9. Open Class. Adjective. 19. Closed Class. Cardinal Numeral.
10. Open Class. Common Noun. 20. Open Class. Lexical Verb.

1
Prevention at School

1. Closed Class. Coordinating Conjunction. 7. Closed Class. Quantifier.


2. Open Class. Adverb. 8. Closed Class. Simple Preposition.
3. Closed Class. Possessive Pronoun. 9. Closed Class. MAV.
4. Closed Class. Definite Article. 10. Closed Class. Quantifier.
5. Open Class. Common Noun. 11. Closed Class. Adjective.
6. Closed Class. Subordinating Conjunction. 12. Closed Class. Relative Pronoun.

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)

1. Open Class. Lexical Verb. 11. Closed Class. Relative Pronoun.


2. Open Class. Adverb. 12. Closed Class. Adverb.
3. Closed Class. Subordinating Conjunction. 13. Closed Class. Reflexive Pronoun.
4. Closed Class. Adverb. 14. Closed Class. Relative Pronoun.
5. Closed Class. PAV. 15. Closed Class. Coordinating conjunction.
6. Closed Class. Indefinite Article. 16. Closed Class. Adverb.
7. Closed Class. Cardinal Numeral. 17. Closed Class. Adverb.
8. Open Class. Lexical Verb. 18. Open Class. Adjective.
9. Closed Class. Ordinal Numeral. 19. Closed Class. Adverb.
10. Open Class. Adjective.

Task Nº 8. Decide if the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE. Justify your choice in
all cases and provide examples.

1. TRUE. Grammar is the systematic study of language and deals with


aspects of phonology, orthography, semantics, pragmatics and word-formation.

2. TRUE. Words contain morphemes, Phrases contain morphemes and words, Clauses
contain morphemes, words and phrases.

3. FALSE. The open class of words contain an unlimited number of items. New words can be
added to this class. The closed classes of words consist of relatively few words.

4. TRUE. Complex and Compound sentences contain one or more dependent clauses, in
addition to their independent, or main, clause.

5. FALSE. Besides Common and Proper Nouns, noun phrases can be headed by pronouns,
and (occasionally) adjectives.
Have you got everything you need?
Show me how the impossible can be possible!

Task Nº 9. Provide the appropriate Term.

1. Interjections

2. Nouns, lexical verbs, adjectives, adverbs

3. Morpheme

4. Article

2
5. Compound sentence

6. Personal, Possessive, Relative, Reflexive, Reciprocal, Interrogative, Demonstrative, Indefinite

7. Adverb

8. Prepositions

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